Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Clothing to Support the Period Dignity Grant
Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCaerphilly County Borough Council (the Council) has the requirement to provide Clothing to support the Period Dignity Grant. Welsh Government are working on eradicating period poverty, which means ensuring that having a period does not lead to missed education, absences from employment or withdrawal from sport and social activities. The entire menstrual cycle has profound impacts on people’s mental and physical health and the ways in which they can live their lives. Therefore, in addition to the provision of period products, the grant issued to Local Authorities, allows for spare clothing to be provided to support anyone who may experience an accident and stained clothing during their period.
Providers are invited to tender for the supply and delivery of clothing to support the period dignity grant.
The tender is split into two lots, Lot 1 - Children and Lot 2 - Adults. Providers must be able to offer all the core items listed in the pricing schedule and tender specification for both lots.
The arrangement shall be awarded to one provider who is able to meet the full requirements of the tender specification.
The tender shall be evaluated in two stages
Stage One - Evaluation of Samples, Social Value and Method statement of contract management.
Stage Two - Price 100%
Samples must be provided by the closing date and time of 12:00 Thursday 25 September 2025:
Thomas Young
Procurement Officer
Procurement Services
Penallta House, Tredomen Park,
Ystrad Mynach
CF82 7PG
Samples not delivered to the stipulated Officer / Address by the date and time will be excluded from the tendering process.
Full details can be found in the tender documents.(ITT)
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£120,000 together)Lot #1ChildrenRenewalPublished value£60,000
Children's clothing.
Lot #2AdultsRenewalPublished value£60,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
- Authority reference
CCBC/PS2687/25/TY- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052511- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059098Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenderers must express an interest in this tender by completing the following process:
1.Log in to the Proactis Supplier Portal at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
2.Click the "Sign Up" option on the Portal homepage (If already registered go to point 11.)
3.Enter your correct Organisation Name, Details and Primary Contact Details.
4.Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click "Register".
5.You will then receive an email from the system asking you follow a link to activate your account.
6.Please enter the information requested, clicking on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage and follow the instructions
ensuring that you enter all applicable details.
7.In the Classification section please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes)that appear in the
tender notice, it is essential that only CPV Codes,specific to your organisation are added to your profile.
8.Buyer Selection – At this stage you are required to indicate which Buyer Organisations you would like to register with. Please
remember to register with Caerphilly this ensures that you will be alerted to all relevant opportunities.
9.Terms & Conditions - Read the terms and conditions of the use of this Supplier Portal and tick the box to denote you have
read and understood the terms and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree you cannot complete the registration
process. Once you have agreed click on the blue arrow to move on to the next stage.
10.Insert a password for the admin user and repeat it. The password MUST be between 6 and 50 characters in length. It must
contain at least 2 number(s). Once completed select ‘Complete Registration’ and you will
enter the Supplier Home page.
11.From the Home Page, go to the “Opportunities” icon, all current opportunities will be listed. Click on the blue arrow under
the field ‘Show Me’ of the relevant opportunity then click to register your interest on the applicable button.
12.Refresh your screen by clicking on the opportunities icon located on the left hand side, to view the opportunity click the blue
arrow.
13.Note the closing date for completion of the relevant project. To find all available documentation please drop down the
‘Request Documents’ option and click to download all documents.
14.You can now either complete your response or "Decline" this opportunity.
All queries are to be made via the messaging system on the Proactis portal. Please note we will NOT accept any
questions/queries via telephone/email.
A supplier guide title "Supplier_step-by-step_guide" is available via the portal and this contract notice detailing how to use
register on the Proactis Plaza system.
If you require assistance please contact Jemma Ford 01443 863163 - fordj1@caerphilly.gov.uk
When submitting a tender, an e tendering supplier guide has been produced which will help tenderers through completing a
tender submission using our Proactis Plaza system.
(WA Ref:139137)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
(WA Ref:137124)
Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: These projects are funded by a combination of funding routes as prescribed in the procurement documents.
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline400 days ago25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts394 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 14:56 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender